org.apache.oro.util

Class CacheFIFO

public final class CacheFIFO extends GenericCache

This class is a GenericCache subclass implementing a FIFO (First In First Out) cache replacement policy. In other words, values are added to the cache until the cache becomes full. Once the cache is full, if a new pattern is added to the cache, it replaces the first of the current patterns in the cache to have been added.

Since: 1.0

Version: 2.0.8

See Also: GenericCache

Constructor Summary
CacheFIFO(int capacity)
Creates a CacheFIFO instance with a given cache capacity.
CacheFIFO()
Same as:
 CacheFIFO(GenericCache.DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
 
Method Summary
voidaddElement(Object key, Object value)
Adds a value to the cache.

Constructor Detail

CacheFIFO

public CacheFIFO(int capacity)
Creates a CacheFIFO instance with a given cache capacity.

Parameters: capacity The capacity of the cache.

CacheFIFO

public CacheFIFO()
Same as:
 CacheFIFO(GenericCache.DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
 

Method Detail

addElement

public final void addElement(Object key, Object value)
Adds a value to the cache. If the cache is full, when a new value is added to the cache, it replaces the first of the current values in the cache to have been added (i.e., FIFO).

Parameters: key The key referencing the value added to the cache. value The value to add to the cache.

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